"DOES THE WIKI FIT" PRESENTATIONS:

CENTURY 21 LEARNING, 2009

UCET CONFERENCE, 2010

SALT LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2010

BTSALP TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FOR SPECIALIST EPORTFOLIOS, 2011

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, ART EDUCATION POST GRADUATES, SANDY BRUNVAND, PROFESSOR, 2012

INTRODUCTION

• "HOW THE WIKI FITS" - I am a K-6th Grade Visual Arts Specialist who uses a Wikispace daily to plan & communicate with teachers and teach the students using a "Side-by-Side" teaching model.

• "WIKIS IN PLAIN ENGLISH"

WHY USE A WIKI?

1. Organization
2. Filing
3. Mobility
4. Collaborative
5. At your fingertips anywhere
6. Interactive for discussion
7. It's FREE
8. FREE storage for files, media, embeddable objects

"NEW JOB PANIC" art4cast

SPECIAL FEATURES & DESIGNS - Let's look at some different uses for the wiki....

• https://mitchell4cast.wikispaces.com/ >>

A 4TH Grade wiki with great use of literature circle navigation through use of DISCUSSION TABS and how a school newsletter can be easily managed and uploaded for printing.

• http://thinkmedia.wikispaces.com/

A wikispace used for coordination of a High School

• http://thinkmedia.wikispaces.com/Online+Newspapers
• http://butter26.wikispaces.com/
• http://mathmania1.wikispaces.com/
• http://onlineart.wikispaces.com/
• http://iwbteachers.wikispaces.com/Christmas
• http://flatplanet.wikispaces.com/About

A wiki where two different high schools from two different countries collaborate on a project.

• http://eduwikius.wikispaces.com/

SETTING UP & USING YOUR OWN WIKI

• Create your own Wiki http://www.wikispaces.com
  • Manage Space
    • Add Look & Feel to change the colors on your page
  • Logo
    • Open a new window
    • Search for Mona Lisa in Google. Be sure to choose a small image.
    • Save the image to your desktop
    • Manage Space - Logo - Browse to Desktop and Save.
  • Insert a Picture
  • Embed HTML Code - Photo of the Day
• Resources for Setting Up a Wiki?
• Other Resources